Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Less than a month after he officially left office as mayor of Guttenberg, Peter LaVilla is already active in his new career as private citizen and playwright – and Weehawken residents will see the results. LaVilla, whose two-year term as mayor ended Jan. 1 when Robert Sabello was sworn into office, is directing his own …
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When Father Robert Emery was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1987, he thought it would take some time for him to get a chance to become a parish pastor. Such important roles are generally reserved for veteran, older priests in the church, priests who have paid their dues in service and are rewarded …
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As development flourishes along the newly renovated strip of Bergenline Avenue, residents see a vast increase of retail activity in town. And now, the town’s first electronic retailer, P.C. Richards and Son, may move in as early as this fall. “The fact that P.C. Richards is interested in putting one of their stores in West …
WEST NEW YORK B Louis Romano may have moved on from his primary seat on the General Assembly in Trenton, but according to the affable former West New York school teacher and administrator, there will be new challenges to face when he takes a full-time position with NJ Transit this month. As a long-time Democrat, …
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New languages can be learned, novels can be written and buildings can be constructed faster than the time it takes the county to publish an artists’ directory. After nearly three years of deciphering and fact-checking forms filled out by artists, the county’s Division of Cultural Heritage says it is finally ready to publish an all-county …
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Jose Franco may complain that there isn’t enough parking to go around in the city, but nothing gets him more outraged than the fact that starting Feb. 1, if he does find parking and winds up with a ticket, he will have to pay a higher fine. He’s also a little miffed at the fact …
WEST NEW YORK B Louis Romano may have moved on from his primary seat on the General Assembly in Trenton, but according to the affable former West New York school teacher and administrator, there will be new challenges to face when he takes a full-time position with NJ Transit this month. As a long-time Democrat, …
Continue reading “Former Assemblyman Romano slated to work for NJ transit”
New languages can be learned, novels can be written and buildings can be constructed faster than the time it takes the county to publish an artists’ directory. After nearly three years of deciphering and fact-checking forms filled out by artists, the county’s Division of Cultural Heritage says it is finally ready to publish an all-county …
Continue reading “How many years does it take to put out an artists’ directory?”
After months of pending litigation, Rafael Perez stood dumbfounded in the court chambers of City Hall on Jan. 18 as the Board of Commissioners passed a decision to revoke the liquor license of his establishment. Perez, who had been the proprietor of the nightclub Studio 45 at 4528 Bergenline Ave. for nearly 20 years, represented …
For a large part of the last decade, Margaret Grazioli, the former director of the Secaucus Public Library, held out hope she would live to see the expansion of the library she headed for more than 35 years. The issue was discussed again and again in the early 1980s and the trustees managed to bring …